LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One person is dead after a fiery crash on I-264.

LMPD Public Information Officer Dwight Mitchell says officers responded to a call for a single-vehicle crash around 1 a.m. Thursday in the eastbound lanes of I-264 at Bardstown Road. 

The preliminary investigation reveals the driver of an SUV lost control for unknown reasons and struck the barrier at the ramp of Bardstown Road. As a result, the vehicle immediately burst into flames. The driver died at the scene.

The driver, who has not yet been identified, was the only occupant of the car.

The LMPD Traffic Unit is investigating.

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